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Title: Kids bows
Post by: Justin Snyder on April 07, 2007, 05:44:13 pm

OK guys and gals, here are my two favorite shooting buddies with their bows.  They are hickory backed hickoryfrom the same board.  54" NTN, 20#@20" 
Alex really likes her cat so I painted kitty tracks on hers. Cody's took a little more time. It is free hand painted treebark camo. It took me about 4 hours to paint that sucker.  They think they are funny when they try to shoot my arrows.  ;D  Justin

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Title: Re: Kids bows
Post by: Pat B on April 07, 2007, 05:53:04 pm

Two neat bows for two neat kids. Both well tillered, the bows that is.  ;D  Although the kids look well tillered also!
Hickory backed hickory bows ought to be perfect for the dry Utah climate.    Pat

Title: Re: Kids bows
Post by: jamie on April 07, 2007, 06:02:22 pm

very cool. love the paint. you definetly have patience.

Title: Re: Kids bows
Post by: Dustybaer on April 07, 2007, 06:22:07 pm

very nice justin.  i particularly like the handles.  you don't happen to have a picture of them?

Title: Re: Kids bows
Post by: venisonburger on April 07, 2007, 06:45:52 pm

Cool Justin, now send them out to hunt the neighbors cat! On second thought ya better not.
VB

Title: Re: Kids bows
Post by: Coo-wah-chobee on April 07, 2007, 06:54:22 pm

 Hey !....Goiod lookin' bows and GOOD LOOKIN" kids. Yeah, daddy its just the beginning ! ;D....bob

Title: Re: Kids bows
Post by: DanaM on April 07, 2007, 08:13:41 pm

Nice to see kids playin with sticks. The simple toys are always the best.
Cody looks like he's gonna need a bigger stick soon Justin. Better get busy ;D
Very cool  8)

DanaM

Title: Re: Kids bows
Post by: Justin Snyder on April 07, 2007, 09:41:45 pm

Thanks guys, I'm kind of partial to them kids.  ;)  The bows are actually a couple of years old. My second and third. Just some more I never posted.  ;D  ;D   ;D I just thought you guys might like to see my cute kids.  ;D And of course a couple of kids bows. 
Marius, the handles were made to look like my first bow except cut to shoot right at the center of the bow. I then cut the shoot through window large to improve their vision of the target.  Not sure it made a difference, but I didn't know what I was doing and it is done.
VB, I'm afraid they would get one. Then what would I do to train my lion dogs.  ;D
Dana, I was helping them build their own arrows today.  We had a discussion about bigger bows.  We decided that he was going to build his own bow this time.
Justin

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Title: Re: Kids bows
Post by: WTK on April 07, 2007, 10:17:10 pm

Really cool bows! Love the smiles.

Title: Re: Kids bows
Post by: koan on April 08, 2007, 01:19:19 am

Sweet, love those handles!

Brian

Title: Re: Kids bows
Post by: Jbell on April 08, 2007, 01:25:11 am

Fantastic! Great bows, great kids, that is as good as it gets.

Title: Re: Kids bows
Post by: DanaM on April 08, 2007, 05:54:04 am

I vote that you do a Justin & Cody build along? ;D
And Alex can be the director/photographer.
Ok guys whos gonna back me up here?

DanaM

Title: Re: Kids bows
Post by: Dustybaer on April 08, 2007, 06:32:11 am

justin, thanks for the pics.  i'm amazed how little wood is actually necessary in the handle.  the handle on my nephew's bow is massive and clumsy compared to yours, so i guess i'll have to revisit that bow.  thanks loads, justin  ;D

Title: Re: Kids bows
Post by: Hillbilly on April 08, 2007, 10:23:25 am

Good looking, well-armed little tribe you've got there.  I second the build-a-long motion. :)

Title: Re: Kids bows
Post by: Justin Snyder on April 08, 2007, 11:48:24 am

Thanks everyone, I'm glad you like the pictures.

Cody and I will do a buildalong when he does his bow. I'm thinking a hickory selfbow this time, but thats really up to him.  And of course he will want to put snake skins on it.  ;D

Marius, I generally carve the handle to fit the hand size.  I was told you can go to 3/4" wide if the area is 1 3/4" thick on a 60# bow and not have it bend. In TBB they say that twice as wide is twice as strong. But twice as thick is 8 times as strong.  Since a lot of osage bows are 1 1/4 wide and under 3/4" thick on the limbs. The mathematics suggest that by narrowing it to 3/4 the handle would be 30# but by adding 3/32" thickness you would be back to 60#. So if you add 1/4" the handle area will not bend. The laminated bow I posted the other day got down to under 1 inch wide, and 1 1/2" thick and did not bend at 60#.  Cody's gets down to 3/4" wide and 1 1/4" thick.  Justin

Title: Re: Kids bows
Post by: OldBow on April 08, 2007, 01:01:21 pm

Wow - You're the handle man!  Not to mention a couple of very nice bows. 
Bookmarked for April Backed Bow of the Month and for Kid's Bows

Title: Re: Kids bows
Post by: Dustybaer on April 08, 2007, 05:13:07 pm

thanks again justin.  it does make sense, the way you explain it.

Title: Re: Kids bows
Post by: Justin Snyder on April 08, 2007, 05:26:56 pm

Thanks Oldbow.
Marius, I hope it helps.  Justin

Title: Re: Kids bows
Post by: GregB on April 08, 2007, 08:00:15 pm

Great looking youngun's and bows Justin! I also like the shaping you did on the handles! Actually got my youngest to shoot a few arrows out of my copperhead bow today. He is a natural shot, but is more interested in skateboarding at the moment...

Title: Re: Kids bows
Post by: Justin Snyder on April 09, 2007, 09:20:35 am

Thanks Greg,  My boy was into skate boards a little. He left his in the driveway and I ran over it with the truck.   ::) He never even asked for a new one. Justin

Title: Re: Kids bows
Post by: duffontap on April 10, 2007, 02:25:07 am

Do I need to teach you how to do a primitive handle Justin?  You're just spending too much time on those risers! :D

Great looking bows and some pretty happy looking kids there.  You are very proud I know.

          J. D. Duff